It is 2022 MLB draft day in Los Angeles and the Baltimore Orioles have made their choice. With the No. 1 general decide, the Orioles took Jackson Holliday, high prospect and son of former main leaguer Matt Holliday. The Arizona Diamondbacks adopted up with one other son for a former main leaguer (Andruw), deciding on … Read more
It’s 2022 MLB draft Los Angeles Day. The Baltimore Orioles The No. Start the night with the No. 1 overall pick followed by The Arizona Diamondbacks, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates Washington Nationals. The first 80 picks are made Sunday night, followed by Rounds 3-10 Monday and Rounds 11-20 Tuesday. Jackson Holliday and Druw James, sons … Read more
7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB InsiderAuthor of “The Arm”: Inside the Billion Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports AT FIRST, HE Jackson Holliday transformed from a mascot to a marvel after his first foray into a major league teamhouse. He talks just like them. He has a similar appearance … Read more
The MLB draft It is a confusing mix of high school prospects and college prospects. Your present ability is considered against your future projection. You can take the best player or spread your bonus pool money through the draft. Because baseball is a more difficult sport to play, it’s less precise than the NFL or … Read more
The 2022 MLB draft The MLB draft is only a few weeks away, so we asked three of our MLB experts for help in selecting the top 2022 draft prospects. It was simple: Jeff Passan and David Schoenfield drafted through 10 rounds (with a total of 30 picks), to create the best roster possible of … Read more
It’s a strangely instructive method You can see how baseball scouts observe baseball players. Their actions are designed to disguise what they are doing. This makes even the most subtle moves glaringly obvious. Another thing that makes them so charming is their ability to not tell anyone why they are here. This is especially true … Read more
I WAS STANDING behind home plate on Feb. 24 at Buford High School in Georgia watching right-hander Dylan Lesko, the best prep pitching prospect in the 2022 MLB Draft, arguably the best prep pitching prospect in years. A scouting director of a team picking in the middle of the first round took his position next … Read more
A source said that Dylan Lesko, a high school right-hander, was the top pitching prospect for the 2022 MLB Draft. He had Tommy John surgery Tuesday. Lesko, the No. 8 overall prospectIn the draft rankings, Dr. Neal ElAttrache was the team physician responsible for performing the procedure. Los Angeles DodgersThe Los Angeles RamsAccording to ESPN, … Read more